Mark Tobey

No 8 attempt to write chinese

1934

Bold black Chinese calligraphy characters arranged in vertical columns on yellow paper mounted on white backing.
Bold black Chinese calligraphy characters arranged in vertical columns on yellow paper mounted on white backing.

Mark Tobey, No 8 attempt to write chinese, 1934. Brush and ink on paper on board, sheet (Irregular): 11 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (28.6 × 32.4 cm) Mount (board): 15 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 1/8 in. (39.4 × 42.5 × 0.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Dartington Hall Trust 96.87. © Estate of Mark Tobey / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Date
1934

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Brush and ink on paper on board

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (28.6 × 32.4 cm) Mount (board): 15 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 1/8 in. (39.4 × 42.5 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
96.87

Credit line
Gift of The Dartington Hall Trust

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Mark Tobey / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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